Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs

Amazon’s move to stop using NDAs with government agencies on data center projects is a signal that transparency is becoming a strategic requirement, not just a PR issue. For CIOs and technology leaders, the bigger implication is that data center expansion now carries material permitting, community-trust, and regulatory risk that can affect timeline, cost, site selection, and overall capacity planning for AI and cloud growth.